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Show Christmas and Our Changing Yorld Christmas the time of the year which for centuries man has associated with kindly thoughts and deeds, is again with us. This year the peace of the world has been shattered shat-tered with the war gods running rampant, but still here in America, at least, our people are carrying through the traditions of Christmas and there are still, happy homes with tis. This year the peace of the world has been shat- Christmas is a glad season for all, young and old included, but where it really shines is for small children. To them it is a thing of wonder that brings them love, gifts and happy times. They are hedged in by the loving care of their family and friends. War with its death, brutality bru-tality and havoc means nothing to them at least not here in America. Had not war reared its ugly head, this would have been a wonderful Christmas for most U. S. citizens. They are enjoying the greatest prosperity that has been known in years- There is plenty of food, clothing and every necessity nec-essity of life with the result that most people are able to satisfy their needs- What lies ahead? This is the underlying thought of everyone. Will it be a long hard war that will leave the world in chaos, broken in spirit with millions dead and wounded? Or are the dictator nations making a last desperate des-perate fight in an effort to stave off that defeat that they see looming on the horizon? We can only hope that -this last is truth and not just a wish. And so we enter this Christmas season with hope that the world has better days ahead when science can put its efforts to creating good things for the world instead in-stead of those of destruction. With the hope that in the future man will learn to use his wonderful creative powers for those of benifaction and that we can again apply all of ur labor and thoughts to working out a solution to the world's economic problems- so that we can find a way to bring the world's benefits to those peoples who have had so little. And by such a program bring about "Peace On Earth and Good Will Toward All Men". o |